2 Chronicles 5:7-8
Context5:7 The priests brought the ark of the covenant of the Lord to its assigned 1 place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, in the most holy place under the wings of the cherubs. 5:8 The cherubs’ wings extended over the place where the ark sat; the cherubs overshadowed the ark and its poles. 2
1 tn The word “assigned” is supplied in the translation for clarification.
2 sn These poles were used to carry the ark. The Levites were to carry it with the poles on their shoulders. See Exod 25:13-15; 1 Chr 15:15.